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Qld: Police investigating two suspicious deaths


18 Mar 2009 1:25 PM

BRISBANE, March 18 AAP - Queensland police are investigating two suspicious deaths, and have upgraded charges against a man to manslaughter following the death of a bashing victim.

A 29-year-old man is being questioned over the stabbing death of a man at Mudjimba on the Sunshine Coast just after 5am (AEST) on Wednesday.

A woman in her 30s is helping police with their inquiries into the death of a man, also in his 30s, in a caravan at Biloela in central Queensland around 3am.

And charges against a 23-year-old man have been upgraded to manslaughter following the death of a bashing victim at Toogoolawah, northwest of Brisbane.

The 53-year-old man died on Tuesday in Esk Hospital after being beaten on March 15 after an argument in the street.

The 23-year-old will appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday.